Hello everyone,
I recently sold my ¡®extra¡¯ 2445B to a friend. It was a very good system - had had the fan replaced and was exceptionally clean; the caps all checked out etc¡ Why did I sell it? Money. I had been lucky and acquired a 2465BDM making the 2445B extra. The 2465BDM cost me money - strange how that works. While the new 2465BDM works well, I¡¯ve not had a chance to change the fan nor check the power supply caps. I¡¯ve only had it for two weeks.
Now the problem. The new system came with broken probes. My friend wanted probes with the 2445B. Had I sold it on eBay, I would not have included the probes. This sale was to a friend!
The P6139a probe was designed for that series of scopes. Tektronix does not make the probe any longer. Tek no longer sells components for that probe. The tip (206-0441-00 PROBE TIP ASSY 10X, 8.0 PF, 9 MEG) is what is broken; the actual pin is missing.
Should I try to replace the pin - has anyone ever done so?
I see on eBay Chinese probe tip knock offs for $40 - $50. Are they good? I also see that Probe Master sells: 5900 Oscilloscope Probe Kit, 500 MHz, 10X. They want $189!!!!
I have 2 functioning probes. Any suggestions?
